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Indonesia Puts 13 Oil And Gas Blocks on Bidding Round Offer

May 21, 2026

Indonesia is offering 13 oil and gas blocks in the first bidding round of 2026, with total estimated resources of 16 billion barrels oil and 81.85 trillion cubic feet of gas, senior energy ministry official Laode Sulaeman said on Wednesday.Here…

BP Adds Three Exploration Blocks off Indonesia

May 20, 2026

BP and its partners have signed three production sharing contracts (PSCs) in Indonesia, expanding the company’s upstream portfolio in the country to 11 oil and gas blocks.Two of the contracts cover the Bintuni and Drawa exploration blocks in Papua Barat near BP-operated Tangguh LNG…

Equinor Extends PSV Contract with Eidesvik Offshore

May 20, 2026

Equinor has exercised remaining options to extend the contract for the platform supply vessel (PSV) Viking Avant from Norwegian vessel owner Eidesvik Offshore.The extension runs in direct continuation of the current contract and extends the firm charter period through the end of 2026…

Northern Lights CCS Fleet Grows with First Bernard Schulte's LCO2 Carrier

May 20, 2026

Bernhard Schulte has christened its first liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carrier, marking the company’s entry into the carbon capture and storage (CCS)-related shipping segment.The vessel, named Northern Purpose, was christened on May 19 at Dalian Shipbuilding…

Navitas Takes Operatorship of South Africa Offshore Block from Eco Atlantic

May 20, 2026

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas has signed a definitive agreement to farm down a 37.5% working interest in Block 1 CBK offshore South Africa to Navitas Petroleum after the company exercised an option under a previously announced strategic framework agreement…

BW Energy Greenlights Gabon, Brazil Oil and Gas Projects

May 20, 2026

BW Energy has made final investment decisions (FID) for the Bourdon development in the Dussafu license offshore Gabon and a new infill drilling campaign in the Golfinho license offshore Brazil, targeting combined 2P reserves of 68 million barrels of oil equivalent…

Indonesia Signs Eight Oil and Gas Contracts

May 20, 2026

Indonesia's upstream oil and gas regulator SKK Migas signed eight oil and gas contracts on Wednesday at the Indonesia Petroleum Association conference, with total estimated resources of around 13.8 trillion cubic feet of gas.Here are some details…

Inpex Inks Abadi LNG Gas Supply Deal With Indonesian State Firms

May 20, 2026

Japanese gas explorer Inpex signed a commercial contract on Wednesday with Indonesian state firms Pupuk Indonesia, state utility firm PLN, and gas utility firm PGN to purchase gas from the Abadi LNG project.The deal was signed during the Indonesia Petroleum Association conference…

Aker BP Cleared to Drill Wildcat Well in North Sea

May 20, 2026

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is for wellbore 15/6-17 in production license 979.The license is operated by Aker BP with 60% working interest, while Equinor holds the remaining 40%…

UK Eases Russian Fuel Sanctions to Safeguard Diesel and Jet Supply

May 20, 2026

Britain will allow imports of diesel and jet fuel refined abroad from Russian crude under a sanctions carve-out, watering down restrictions to help ensure supply at home as prices soar due to the conflict in the Middle East.While Britain's support for Ukraine remains steadfast…

Energean Cuts 2026 Output Forecast After Israel Shutdown

May 20, 2026

Eastern Mediterranean-focused gas producer Energean cut its 2026 production forecast and dividend on Wednesday after a 41-day shutdown of its Israeli operations hammered its first-quarter results.The company's power floating production vessel…

Norway's Oil And Gas Output Tops Forecast in April

May 20, 2026

Norway's combined oil and gas production exceeded an official forecast by 4.6% in April, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) said on Wednesday.Norway is Europe's largest supplier of natural gas and a major producer of oil, but output varies…

Equinor Signs Five-Year Deal with Eneco for Gas Supply to Germany

May 19, 2026

Equinor has signed a five-year agreement with the Dutch energy company Eneco for supplies of natural gas from the Norwegian continental shelf, which will be delivered to Eneco’s wholly owned German subsidiary LichtBlick.The agreement runs until the end of 2030 and covers annual volumes of around 2…

Oil Prices Ease as US Holds Off Renewed Strikes Against Iran

May 19, 2026

Oil fell by nearly 2% on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had paused a planned attack on Iran to allow for negotiations to end the war in the Middle East.Trump posted on social media on Monday that he was holding off on a planned military attack on Iran scheduled for Tuesday…

Eni Assessing Third FLNG Platform for Mozambique

May 19, 2026

Italian energy group Eni is considering deploying a third Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) platform offshore Mozambique, a company spokesperson said.Eni took a final investment decision on its second platform, Coral North, in October last year…

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